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( 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of

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and the canceled

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, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 20–28 July 1952 of the coast of Harmaja. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses. The start was made in the center of a set of 8 numbered marks that were places in a circle. During the starting procedure the sequence of the marks was communicated to the sailors. By picking the mark that was most upwind the start could always be made upwind. This system is, at least in certain German lakes, still in use.

Venue

Two course areas were created in front of Helsinki. One for the Finn just outside the island Liuskasaari. The Finn course was 5.4 nm long and triangular in shape. For the keelboats a course area near the Harmaja lighthouse was used. A 13.1 nm course was set for Star, Dragon, 5.5 & 6 Metre just over one nm South of the lighthouse. Specially the keelboat course was situated in an area of fair sailing conditions. No currents or tidal movements, and no obstacles around the course that could create wind shadows. On the other hand, the Finn course was set near sheltered islands and thus safe for this type of sailing. This course give the spectators also a nice view of the races. The races were held from 20–23 and 26–28 July. In between the sailors could recover or made boat repairs. Three yacht clubs were involved: *

Nyländska Jaktklubben Nyländska Jaktklubben (NJK), ''Nyland Yacht Club'', is a yacht club in Helsinki, Nyland (Finland). History The club was founded on March 4, 1861 with the approval of its constitution by Tsar Alexander II. His brother, Admiral-General Grand Duk ...

Helsingfors Segelsällskap Helsingfors Segelsällskap r.f. (HSS), ''Helsinki Sailing Society'', is the second oldest yacht club in Helsinki, established in 1893. The yacht club has 1000+ members and mainly sail boats in the register. The club is located on Liuskasaar ...

* Merenkävijät Yachting Club (also for the prize giving ceremony)

Competition

Overview

Continents

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Countries

Classes (equipment)

Medal summary

Medal table

Remarks

1952 Building Finn DInghies at Borresens Baadebyggeri, Denmark

* Sailors from abroad were housed in the homes of Finnish yachtsmen * Two motor launches accommodated pressmen on the yacht race courses * Only the Yachting officials wore a different official uniform, blue coat and grey trousers * The Danish shipyard of Borresens Baadebygger was the builder of all Finn dinghies, since then till the beginning of the 21st century closely committed to Olympic Sailing.

Sailors

During the sailing regattas at the 1952 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: * , Paul Elvstrøm in the Finn won his second consecutive Gold medal * , Finn sailor Rickard Sarby, also designer of the Finn, injured his right hand during however he took the third place * ,

Jock Sturrock Alexander Stuart "Jock" Sturrock MBE (14 May 1915 in Melbourne11 July 1997 in Noosa Heads) was a noted Australian yachtsman who won over four hundred international, national, state and club championship yachting races. Sports career Between 19 ...

in the Dragon. Later skipper of "Gretel" and "Dame Pattie", the first two Australian challenges for the America's Cup.

Notes

References

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